DE COMP Vocab Lessons 11 and 12

Mrs. Marshall

to be boiling hot

FERVO, FERVERE, FERVI

fervid

Full of intense passion or zeal.

effervescent

Bubbling up from a liquid, Very excited; bubbling over with high spirits.

to glow, to burn, to blaze

FLAGRO, FLAGRARE, FLAGRAVI, FLAGRATUM

conflagration

A large and destructive fire.

flagrant

Shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous.

flame

FLAMMA

inflammatory

Arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility , Pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury.

flamboyant

Colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner.

to set on fire

INCENDO, INCENDERE, INCENDI, INCENSUM

incendiary

Designed or intended to cause a fire , Tending to stir up strife; inflammatory , A person who maliciously burns his or her own or another’s property for monetary advantage.

incense

To infuriate; to enrage.

to burn

KAIEIN

caustic

Able to burn or eat away by chemical action , Sarcastic; marked by a biting wit.

cauterize

To burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding.

fire

PUR

pyre

A pile of wood, etc., for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials.

pyrotechnics

A display of fireworks. A spectactular display of virtuousity in music, writing, wit, or other

pyromania

A compulsion to set things on fire.

spark

SCINTILLA

scintilla

A very small amount; a bit; an iota.

scintillate

To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle , To be animated or brilliant.

to flow

FLUO, FLUERE, FLUXI, FLUCTUM

confluence

The flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or cultures , An assembling or flocking together in a crowd.

effluent

A stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or from a channel or sewer, Flowing out.

flux

A flow , A continuous succession of charges.

water

HUDOR

dehydrate

To remove water or moisture.

sea

MAR, MARIS

marine

MARINUS

cormorant

A dark, hood-billed sea bird. A greedy person.

marinade

A liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor meat or fish for a period of time before cooking.

ship

NAUS

ship

NAVIS

sailor

NAUTES

sailor

NAUTA

nauseate

To cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick. To cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust.

nave

The long central part of a church, extending from the entrance to the altar, with aisles along the sides.

bridge

PONS, PONTIS

pontiff

A pope or bishop.

pontificate

To speak with pompous authority , The office of a pontiff.

wave

UNDA

undulate

To have or to cause to have a wavy motion.

redound

To reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably (upon a person or thing).

redundant

Superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer. Verbose; needlessly repetitious.

inundate

To submerge or overflow with water; to flood , To overwhelm

hydrology

The study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere.